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SWIM BARK RUN

by Brian Boyle
Pamela Boyle
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Daisy the Bulldog has gone to every one of her owner's triathlons. She's proud of his athletic accomplishments, and is always there to greet him at the finish line.
Daisy wonders if she could train and compete for an event like that. So she gets her doggy friends, Rascal the Dachshund, Atticus the Corgi, and Hobie the Dalmation to make their own dog-athalon.
They plot a course through the park and train daily: swimming across the pond, skateboarding down the sidewalks, running up and down the hill.
Finally, it's the big day, and the poochy pals couldn't be more excited. The course is tough, but they help one another along the way, cheering to keep going, challenging to do their very best.
On the final hill, Daisy's tired and not sure she can make it to the finish line—until she spots a familiar (human) face, rooting for her along the way. "Go, Daisy, go! Swim, bark, run. Go, Daisy, go! Just have fun!"
A charming celebration of setting goals and staying active, SWIM BARK RUN demonstrates that with determination and teamwork, everyone's a winner.

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    June 5, 2018

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      • ISBN: 9781510726994

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    • Kirkus

      May 1, 2018
      Three canine friends encourage one another to complete a dog-oriented triathlon.Daisy, a little bulldog, enjoys watching her owners compete in triathlons in which they swim, ride bikes, and then run. After one such race, Daisy, eager to be in one herself, decides to create a triathlon for her doggy friends and invites dachshund Rascal, Dalmatian Hobie, and corgi Atticus to participate. Following the human version, the dogs will swim across a pond, skateboard on the sidewalk around the pond, and finally run on the wooded trail through their favorite park to the finish line. When the race's course becomes increasingly difficult, they cheer one another on to give it their all. Daisy approaches her final big hill and almost gives in to her fatigue, climbing slowly until she is greeted by Brian, one of her owners (depicted as a white man), standing at the top, which gives her confidence to finish. With announcer Rascal's enthusiastic affirmation--"Swim, bark, run! Did everyone have fun?"--Daisy realizes that the enjoyment of a triathlon is about setting and accomplishing goals at one's pace. The writing is pedestrian at best, and the illustrations don't always work with the text (one dog character is introduced visually pages before the text mentions her, for instance). Still, the affable, animation-style cartoons in verdant spring colors brighten the overall message of dogged perseverance with the aid of friendship and teamwork.Preachy but cheerful. (Picture book. 5-7)

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